[anoncake]

>And you pay for the lawsuit out of your own pocket.

Only if you lose.

> very expensive legal battle

EU ≠ USA

>That same government that regulates your business.

So what? If you have a grievance with an entity, that's the entity you have to fight a lawsuit against.

[Mirioron]

Are you sure you only pay if you lose?

>EU ≠ USA

I don't see why this changes anything. Lawyers still cost a lot of money. They might not seem like they cost a lot of money to Americans, but that's because Americans earn a lot more money.

>So what? If you have a grievance with an entity, that's the entity you have to fight a lawsuit against.

One of the grievances people have against GDPR is that they don't like how GDPR's enforcement depends so much on the individual person at DPAs. You'll still have to deal with the person afterwards that you sued.

[anoncake]

> Are you sure you only pay if you lose?

Yes. Each party paying their own fees is a uniquely American thing.

> I don't see why this changes anything. Lawyers still cost a lot of money.

Prohibitively high lawyer fees are a uniquely American thing. The ECHR guarantees practical and effective access to the courts.

> One of the grievances people have against GDPR is that they don't like how GDPR's enforcement depends so much on the individual person at DPAs. You'll still have to deal with the person afterwards that you sued.

That Americans have against the GDPR. Given that the people who actually have experience with European authorities and law don't see these issues, it's very likely they don't exist.

You don't necessarily have to deal with the same person. Even if a DPA always assigns the same person to you, there is no oversight, that person is petty and cares more about harming you than about their job: We have rule of law and a functioning court system. And I can't help but find these continuing insinuations that we don't pretty insulting.